There were faulty radios. There were faulty batteries. There was energy-sapping exertion in near-100 degree heat. There were 12-hour days bobbing anxiously along Mexico’s boundless blue. Two boats with San Diego captains navigated finicky waters off Cabo San Lucas, international competition and...

After being closed for eight years, the opening of fishing at San Vicente Reservoir last month started out red hot and is now approaching sizzle. The Lakeside fishery, owned by the City of San Diego, was closed while the dam was raised to allow for additional storage of imported water. Before...

Why’s the freshwater fishing mob bubbling and buzzing about the public opening of San Vicente Reservoir, awakening in days from its eight-year slumber? Why’s there a kid-at-Christmas vibe about the place bulked up with the largest dam-raising project of its kind in the world, more than doubling...

San Diego’s first wheelchair-accessible hiking trail opened Wednesday near Rancho Peñasquitos, giving the elderly and people with mobility challenges a chance to see views and natural habitat previously unavailable to them. The trail, located in the Black Mountain Ranch Open Space Park, is relatively...

Volunteers sweltering under the hot desert sun earlier this month didn’t have much time to sleep because they were too busy counting sheep at remote waterholes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It’s a yearly ritual for some, and a labor of love for all who participate in the citizen science project...

Trout season is slowing down at North County Lakes as longer days mean higher water temperatures that trout don’t like. If there is one secret to still being able to catch trout, however, it would be to fish deep. Just ask Les Crine, who landed a trophy 8-pound rainbow at Lake Poway using secret...